Multiple WorldSBK king Troy Bayliss has fractured his C4 vertebra and suffered corresponding spinal damage in a pushbike crash near his home.

Bayliss has no exact recollection of the incident but it appears that another bicycle was exiting between two parked cars and he has collided head first with it.

Most of the impact was transferred through his head to his neck, and he lost consciousness but was immediately treated and taken to hospital. While the injuries are serious, Bayliss’s condition is stable and returned to his Gold Coast home yesterday to begin recovery.

“I’m OK and I’m home, but the crash means I won’t be riding a motorcycle until I regain full movement in my arms and hands. I really just wanted to let everyone know what’s happened, that I’m OK and that I’ll be back in leathers as soon as I can,” said the ex-Ducati star.

“It’s been an intense weekend for me and my family, but luckily I’m OK and I will recover. My doctors have been really positive, but there’s no firm indication of how long it will be until I can regain enough control to get back on a bike – maybe a few months, maybe longer; it just depends on how the recovery goes once the bones heal up.”